Mmmm…Taste’s Like Bacon
My lovely and generous friend, Jamie, just surprised me with the gift of Uncle Oinker’s Bacon Mints. The taste is what you might expect: a light, sweet minty-ness accompanied by a subtle bacon under taste. Not at all unpleasant, but perhaps an acquired taste. Uncle Oinker’s Bacon Mints are available from the Bacon lovers from Archie McPhee, where you can purchase this cute little pocket-sized, reusable tin for just $3.75.
When I was in San Francisco for Barmitzvahpalooza back in February, we dined one evening at restaurant where they served a dessert topped with something called Bacon Brittle. You can’t even imagine how delicious this stuff was: all maple and bacon candy goodness. Yum Central. Now you can recreate the joyous taste of Bacon Brittle from fine San Francisco restaurants without ever having to leave your home, in the form of Baconpops, which I discovered on the Internet just this morning!
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Pink Peep at the White House
In the style of the Roaming Gnome and the “Baby Jesus Statue Takes a Road Trip” story, National Geographics’ Intelligent Travel Blog presents the Peeps in Places Photo Contest. According to the site, “We want to know where you take your Peeps – in this case, the sugar-coated, marshmallowy kind! Put your Peeps in your suitcase and photograph them in an iconic travel destination or in your own neighborhood. Pick clever and recognizable settings and show us your Peeps!
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Uma Thurman naked on a Roll of Lifesavers candy, by artist Mel Ramos!
Light and Sweet
Thinking back on the Jello Model City of San Francisco, you can’t deny that gelatinous substances look fantastic when illuminated from within! This chandelier is made almost entirely out of strung together Gummy Bear candies and was created by artist YaYa Chou. Such gorgeousness!
